Notice2026-03519

Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.

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February 23, 2026

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 35 (Monday, February 23, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 8528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03519]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--The Institute of Electrical and Electronics 
Engineers, Inc.

    Notice is hereby given that, on December 17, 2025, pursuant to 
section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), The Institute of Electrical 
and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (``IEEE'') has filed written 
notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal 
Trade Commission disclosing additions or changes to its standards 
development activities. The notifications were filed for the purpose of 
extending the Act's provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust 
plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. 
Specifically, 100 new standards have been initiated and 26 existing 
standards are being revised. More detail regarding these changes can be 
found at:
    <a href="https://standards.ieee.org/about/sasb/sba/04nov2025/">https://standards.ieee.org/about/sasb/sba/04nov2025/</a>.
    <a href="https://standards.ieee.org/about/sasb/sba/10dec2025/">https://standards.ieee.org/about/sasb/sba/10dec2025/</a>.
    The following pre-standards activities associated with IEEE 
Industry Connections Activities were launched or renewed: <a href="https://standards.ieee.org/about/bog/cag/approvals/december2025/">https://standards.ieee.org/about/bog/cag/approvals/december2025/</a>.
    The following training and conformity assessment programs 
associated with published IEEE standards and supporting their 
promulgation were launched:
    <a href="https://standards.ieee.org/about/training/ieee-responsible-procurement-of-ai/">https://standards.ieee.org/about/training/ieee-responsible-procurement-of-ai/</a>.
    <a href="https://blp.ieee.org/product/responsible-procurement-of-ai-rpai-training/?wmc-currency=USD">https://blp.ieee.org/product/responsible-procurement-of-ai-rpai-training/?wmc-currency=USD</a>.
    <a href="https://standards.ieee.org/products-programs/icap/online-age-verification/">https://standards.ieee.org/products-programs/icap/online-age-verification/</a>.
    <a href="https://standards.ieee.org/products-programs/icap/ieee-certifaied/professional-certification/">https://standards.ieee.org/products-programs/icap/ieee-certifaied/professional-certification/</a>.
    On September 17, 2004, IEEE filed its original notification 
pursuant to section 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Justice 
published a notice in the Federal Register pursuant to section 6(b) of 
the Act on November 3, 2004 (69 FR 64105).
    The last notification was filed with the Department on September 
24, 2025. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to 
section 6(b) of the Act on October 3, 2025 (90 FR 48058).

Suzanne Morris,
Deputy Director Civil Enforcement Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2026-03519 Filed 2-20-26; 8:45 am]
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